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Electronic basketball game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Pop-A-Shot is an electronic basketball shooting game, often in an arcade game form, that typically uses smaller scaled balls and baskets and use a sloped fabric base that returns the balls to the player as they continuously shoot.[1]
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Overview
A Pop-A-Shot is most commonly played in a timed form, where a player attempts to make the most baskets or score the most points in a set time. Most Pop-A-Shots have two baskets which allow up to two players to play against one another.
History
The original Pop-A-Shot was invented in 1981 by Ken Cochran in Salina, Kansas.[1][2] Cochran, a former college basketball coach at Marymount College, invented the game for young children to play which resulted in instant success and major popularity across the US.[3]
Popular culture
The Pop-A-Shot has been featured on ESPN8 The Ocho as a formal competition among other obscure sports, including as a national championship.[4]
References
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